Our parents and grandparents might have just hopped on the ferry to England, taken a friend’s recommendation for a boarding house and started looking for work. We live in a very different world now. Brexit has changed the process for importing personal effects to the UK. To avoid customs duty on personal belongings, you need Read More >
Category Archives: Moving home
Personal Shipping for Moving House
Moving house can be complicated even if you don’t have a lot to move. If you live in a furnished apartment or are moving out of your family home, it probably isn’t worth using a removals company. Then again, what if it doesn’t all fit in the car? What if you don’t have a car? Read More >
5 Things to Expect when You Move Abroad
Moving to another country is a huge leap and a fantastic adventure that will help you grow into a stronger and more flexible person. It can be a rollercoaster ride, thrilling, scary, exciting and full of unpredictable twists that turn out to be amazing fun. Whether you are heading out with just a backpack and Read More >
Shipping Personal Items for Children
Moving is both exciting and stressful for all of us, at any age. But for children, the fear of the unfamiliar can sometimes override the excitement. But you can help them focus on the exciting part while reassuring them that their new life will include many familiar things – including their favourite toys. Shipping personal Read More >
Shipping to Ireland: Moving Before Brexit
With Brexit looming, some Irish people in the UK are packing up their lives and investigating their options for shipping to Ireland. Some people went when they were young and their worldly goods fit in a backpack. They’ve settled down, launched careers, started families. Years later, they have homes full of furniture, dishes, sports equipment Read More >
Moving Overseas With Children – Shipping Overseas
Children thrive on routine, but they love adventure. Relocating overseas can be both terrifying and exciting at the same time for youngsters. Moving your family to a new country can be a daunting prospect. You have to plan everything from a new job and home to organising your personal shipping from Ireland. With so much Read More >
They’ve Got it Made in Adelaide | Moving to Adelaide, Australia
Many people moving to Australia are going for a specific job, and thus don’t have a choice about where in the country to live. But students going to study in Australia and anyone going on a more flexible visa should really consider the city of Adelaide. Overall, the rates of Irish people moving to Australia Read More >
When You’ve Had Enough Cold…
Was the meeting of cold Storm Emma and the Beast from the East the last straw for you? Have you decided you have now had your share of cold, wet weather? If you are considering a move to a hot climate, a little preparation will help you make the switch painlessly. Moving from Ireland to Read More >
Moving to Iceland
Are you thinking about moving to Iceland as you watch the snow fall through your window? What do you really know about the country? Probably Bjork, the distinctive pop star. And maybe you saw Iceland’s Eurovision entries over the years. Perhaps you noticed that Iceland will be in the 2018 FIFA World Cup – for the Read More >
Get Ready, Get Set… Preparing to Study Abroad
No matter where you going to study abroad, you can do a few things to help ease the inevitable culture shock that awaits. You can’t avoid it completely, and you’ll have moments that range from hilarious to bizarre to upsetting. You’ll be frustrated and disappointed at times, but you’ll also be surprised and delighted at Read More >